186, and some other NUMB3RS

Posted on By Wil

The good news is that I packed and labeled 186 books to be shipped. Of  those 186, about 30 are international orders that still need customs forms and postage, but the rest are ready to go. This brings us to the bad news, which is that I just finished now, an hour after the post office closed, the day before a holiday. So if you were in the first 186 and you’re in the US, your book will ship Friday morning. If you were in the first 186 and you’re somewhere other than the US, it will ship by Saturday. (According to my fuzzy math and hazy memory, the first 186 would be between noon and 2pm PST on Sunday, if you’re wondering.)

Ryan’s coming home for Thanksgiving, so I think I’ll have non-computer priorities until he goes back to school on Sunday, so this is a weekend farewell from me. Thanks for being part of an awesome (if short) week, and if you’re traveling in the next few days, I hope it’s as hassle-free and enjoyable as possible. Airborne is sugary crap; take Emergen-C. And wash your hands. A lot.

Oh! I keep forgetting to mention: I’m on NUMB3RS this Friday night. The episode is called "Graphic." I’ll have a post at TV Squad about working on the show sometime on Friday.

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Comments (155)

  5. I’ve never seen NUMB3RS, but have it scheduled to record just for your episode!
    And no worries about the books. I’m just happy to be one of the 300 and know it will come soon.
    Have good family time this weekend, Wil. And happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

  6. Wil and crew: Have a Bountiful Bird, and wonderfun family visit! We will watch Numb3rs and report back, right here!
    Speaking of… Hey, Austin gang! Wanna watch it together? I have access to a large screen, if anyone wants to gather for it. Unfortunately, angiek will be out of town. What about Andrew or Amy? Anyone else from Austin area? We can swap Alamo Drafthouse anecdotes during commercials! (yes, I have to rub it in..we are the cool town!)
    If interested: email me
    merbrat2u (at) yahoo (dot) com
    (no phishing allowed)

  8. Wil, am amending Holiday Greeting: Have a Wonderful Family Gathering.
    Giving Thanks for all your blessings.
    No Tryptophan-induced comas implied.

  9. I’ve been waiting for this! Will torrent the episode as soon as I can find it.
    For those of us who have never seen the show before, is there anything we need to know?

  10. I can’t wait until my book arrives, thanks for getting it out so fast:)
    I have my DVR box set for Numb3rs I can’t wait to see it. I’ve always loved the show and have never missed an episode, but for the first time in a long time I’m actually considering watching it live;)
    Oh, and welcome home Ryan (even if it’s only for a few days.)
    ~~TARA~~

  11. Fabulous Geek: You’re in luck; Razor doesn’t show until Saturday night, so you don’t have to make the decision.
    Merbrat: I’ll be in San Antonio with my family, but I appreciate the thought.

  12. hey wil,
    your picture is featured in the nov.19-dec.2 issue of tvguide on page 26. they did a little one page spread on Numb3rs. i can’t wait to see it after seeing the photos in tvguide.
    have a great holiday.

  14. w00t Numb3rs! Didn’t expect it to be airing so soon.
    As for the books, you’re shipping faster than my latest Amazon order, so I really wouldn’t sweat it. Have a great weekend with your boys!

  15. Wil Wheaton on NUMB3RS Friday

    One last blurb before I close shop for tonight: Mr. Wil Wheaton did a guest spot on NUMB3RS which is scheduled to air this coming Friday. I don’t know a thing about the show as I generally find myself firmly…

  17. Andrew: Have a good time! Maybe we’ll have a gathering when Wil comes to Austin for the Book Tour!
    jamesat15: Here is the website and premise…
    http://www.cbs.com/primetime/numb3rs/
    http://www.cbs.com/primetime/numb3rs/about.shtml
    It’s a great show!
    It’s also a Taxi ‘reunion’ for Christopher Lloyd and Judd Hirsch (the Dad)
    For those new to David Krumholtz, he was Mr Universe in “Serenity”
    …and Bernard The Head Elf in “The Santa Clause”
    Everyone else: Happy Thanksgiving, or Happy Third Thursday in Nov!
    If we don’t have a ‘cool’ designation, ie: one of the 300, or ‘exclusive 6’
    …what do we call ourselves? “Wheaties?” ;o)
    *backing away from the keyboeard, now…*

  18. anyone get the chance to watch the documentary “rise of the videogame” on discovery tonight? cool look back on the nostalgia that started it all.

  21. I wonder if you are going to be able to hear my geek screams all the way out in Cali when my book arrives. Thanksgiving starts the official “holiday rush” at my job which means no time off and probably no regular days off either so this will make it a little more bearable. Thanks again Wil and have a great Thanksgiving!

  22. I record all Numb3rs episodes – i love the show.. so I’ll definitely be watching it on the weekend at some point.
    Can’t wait to get the book.. looking forward to it. Living in Canada – so I’ll be patient… considering that it’s all being packed my you and all that – i can’t complain… good work — i know you may not hear that all that often!!
    But i can truely appreciate all the hard work and long hours …
    Have a good thanksgiving – enjoy your time with your family! I’ll be starting my new game The Witcher in PC — WoOt!

  23. Hey Wil,
    I just bought Happiest Days and I’m setting my VCR to tape Numb3rs.
    I won’t be able to watch it live, because it airs during the game of the century for WAC football. Go BSU!

  24. I never really got into numbers, but I want to watch it cause your in it.
    Too bad it probably wont air in the uk for 8 months or more.
    May have to torrent it.

  26. Happy Thanksgiving Wil and the fam! I hope you all have a wonderful day. Oh and BTW, so proud to be one of the Wheaton 300 =). Am so excited for my book!!!

  27. I feel like an absolute fsking idiot… Some reason I thought there was going to be a non-super-secret-special-edition hardcover, and now I’ve blown my chance of getting in on the 300. Crud. Ah, well. If you come up to Seattle for the next Emerald City ComicCon or PAX, maybe I can ask you to sign my copies of Dancing… and JAG. Will continue to waffle on picking up a paperback (*sobs*) copy of THDOOL (*throws the crossed hammers in appreciation of the title*).

  28. Hope you and your family have a very good Thanksgiving holiday!
    P.S. VCR will be programmed for Numb3rs, as per usual, but triple-checked so as to not miss the episode with you in it! Have you noticed the show has been even “geekier” than usual lately? I mean, it always has been, what with the math genius solving crimes for the FBI with his caluclations, formulas and game theory principles, but two weeks ago there was the episode wherein many of the regular characters participated in a combination online/live RPG, with some seriously geeky (and awesome!) characters, and more and more it seems like every crime can be completely solved with math and the FBI agents are just hanging around as “muscle”…

  30. Happy Thanks giving, Wil! (A little late, I know…) I hope you have a great time with your family.
    We don’t celebrate, but at least I had THDOOL (paperback version) in my mailbox yesterday! I spend the evening reading with “my” cat Felix on my lap and “my” other cat Mausi on my feet. (They are not really my cats, but those of my roommate. My own cat Orry couldn’t move with me yet when I got my new job, but once I’m settled here, he will follow.) When I got to the chapter about letting go of your Felix, it was very emotionally and I had to cry. I kept thinking about my Orry and how I really missed him and wanted him to be here, in addition to my “substitute cats”.

  31. Happy belated Thanksgiving Wil!! I just picked up Star Trek Manga Volume 2 and I can’t wait to read your story. And of course The Happiest Days of Our Lives when I get that in the mail. 🙂

  34. Popped onto TVguide.com to see when the show was on, I noticed that they mention Christopher Lloyd as a guest star – but not Mr. Wheaton. But as a special nod(?) they were advertising poker books on the same page.
    Looking forward to the episode. Happy Turkey Day everyone!

  39. I’m 20 minutes into the show, and you know, the first thing that struck me about your initial appearance is you walking past a Star Trek booth with a stand up of William Shatner. 🙂

  42. So, another commercial break … still no more Wil, dammit.
    Episode just took a detour into predictable, which is too bad, because the first 25 minutes were gold. Or “mint” as it were.
    Potential gaping plot hole detected. (For the sake of not posting a spoiler, since I can’t be bothered to quickly looking up the code to make it come out as hidden text, I won’t post it until later) I’m hoping like heck(le & jekyl) I’m going to be proven wrong in it in the last half of the show.
    I will say that this episode has me questioning why I ever stopped watching the show in the first place. I loved the first season.

  43. “Comics are a business. I am rich because of that.”
    You do ‘douchebag’ VERY well, Mr. Wheaton – especially since Miles Sklar seems so unlike *you*. 🙂
    And my wife caught your Picard maneuver ^_^(I was looking down to eat at that moment, and only caught it in my peripheral vision)
    Even if you don’t show again, it was well worth it!

  45. Heh. You get a really nice sound bite line in the last segment. I think perhaps your next story about Paypal and their shiznit could be titled “I am a victim here!”
    Damn, I missed the Picard maneuver. …. Grrr.

  49. i agree, you definitely do *douchebag* very well. great performance. I loved that they subtly added in Star Trek fans into the scenes you were in…glad you did the show, enjoyed it a lot.
    Soak it up babe.

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